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He has b een in school forea year o r.two but stili has tr o ublIein throwing or catch- ing a.bail. Ne can do,.s one things well with Mis hands, b ut- does feel left outAn many.o! the games th at lie p 1 a y s with his sc.h o o1 friends. Mother and father, have tried to. helpy (Bernie), but have succeed- MairJorle Leary ed only in making him v ery self conscious about his failing. This type of inadequaey needs to be given impersonal, objective at- tention 1y a person frainèd 1h 4éal- ing with like situations. Needs Camp Experlence Then, there is the only child whose parents just can't bear to part with him or to Jet the child go to camp. This child peeds a camp experience probably more ihan one with several brotiiers or sisters. He necds badly ting along with orner cnhi 1 dr e tweinty-four mours a, day, that he cjoesn't get at home. Not al camps are superbly fitted to include .very young, children be- .eause theèy do. need much more and a different type of care then do older children. They need longer irest periods. watchful insistence on good diet, and hygieic h labits, and less strerîuous exercise than older campers. Some of the camps do take ail-age children and separate the activities and life of the smaller Ones from the .rest of the. camp. More counselors are provided *for these littie chiidren than for the older ones. Place Depeuds tin Child There is however a. small group of camps tha.t- take only younger chli- dren. A few of these take children 'bëtwee'n thé ages 'of 5'and l while others take those of grade school age (6 to 14). The weli co-ordinated active child of 9 or 10 can fit 'very well into the regular camp program. Just which type of camp is best will of course depend on the child. Besides the thought of the child's well being in camp, parents need to get away from the children as. much as the child needs the experience of What to Do? How wiIl your chidren spend their long, vacation? T'hey might go trav- eling with their parents. This is often a fatiguing experience for chil- -dren. 1¶ey tire qucky o? 'ceeery. They may spend the time at home. This places, a tremendous responsi- bility upon parents to find some constructive"* activity to fil up the hours and days of the child. "What shall I do next?" is the constant question asked by children who need a variety of experiences to kcep them satisfied. *They may spend their summer